So I'm critical of psychiatry and psychology as fields, especially as they often stigmatize and pathologize normal human behaviors. But I'm also dubious of people claiming to fight ableism and then spreading misinformation about, say, ADHD.
Misinformation about diagnosis, treatment, and etiology, leading people to think ADHD is something it isn't, or is possibly an entirely "bogus" diagnosis, or that stimulants don't show particular efficacy, or that it's caused by parents not disciplining their children.
Like sure advocate for neurodiversity and be critical of psychology and psychiatry but don't be Thomas Szasz. Don't misrepresent screening tools as diagnostic. Don't tell people that effective treatments are really ineffective.
There are no diagnostic quizzes, tests, or tools for ADHD. There are screening tools of course, and tools used during a diagnostic evaluation, but there's no definitive diagnostic tool that can be informally applied to an audience at a speaking event and it's misleading to say so
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